Economics… August 19, 2022 | West Fresno Road-Widening is the First Step in Gentrification 13 Sep 202214 Sep 2022 Image Above: Southwest Fresno, image from Redfin.com. City of Fresno Planning and Zoning Commission August 17, 2022 Meeting Changes to West North Avenue between South Elm Avenue and South Marks…
Economics… September 9, 2022 | Climate Politics Co-Hosts Lars Maischak and Kevin Hall Interview 13 Sep 202229 Sep 2022 Image above: The area in Southwest Fresno proposed for street widening by the City of Fresno Planning Department Guest, Emily Brandt on the City of Fresno Planning Commission: West North Avenue…
Activism… [Archives 2016] Boycott Driscoll’s | Farmworker Appreciation Day at Fresno State 18 Jun 20208 Jul 2020 Photo Above: Farmworker Appreciation Day at Fresno State, April 12, 2016. Workers are demanding a minimum daily wage of $20, healthcare, overtime pay, 6 weeks of paid maternity and paternity…
Economics… Feb. 20, 2020 | Courage Campaign is now Courage California: Interview with Director, Eddie Kurtz 20 Feb 20208 Jul 2020 By Emily Brandt Editor's Note: Emily Brandt has campaigned for Kimberly Williams in 2019-2020 during her run for Congressional District 16. This interview was conducted to gain an understanding of…
Archives… [Archives 2017] Update on Fresno Transformative Climate Communities Funding 14 Feb 202014 Oct 2022 Danielle Bergstrom (left) and Steve Cancian (right) address the crowd at Westside Church of God. Photo by Peter Maiden. By Hannah Brandt Editor's Note: This article was originally published in…
Activism… [Archives 2017] Battle for Matheny Tract: Demanding Water Justice in Tulare County 14 Feb 20208 Jul 2020 By Hannah Brandt Editor's Note: This article was originally published in September 2017 at Community Alliance newspaper at: https://fresnoalliance.com/battle-matheny-tract-demanding-water-justice-tulare-county/ A community screening and discussion of the film The Battle for Matheny Tract took…
Archives… [Archives 2017] Three Years After War, Gaza Still Suffering: A Follow-Up with Dina Samir 4 Jan 20208 Jul 2020 A single white flowering plant grows in Dina’s window box with the partially reconstructed Gaza skyline behind it. Much of Gaza was destroyed in 2014. Dina’s flower and her pet…
Economics… Nov. 22, 2019 | Can Esmeralda Soria Go From Fresno City Council to Congress? 22 Nov 20198 Jul 2020 The photo above is of Soria being interviewed by Univision Fresno on election night in 2015. Photo courtesy of Esmeralda Soria. By Emily Brandt Editor's Note: Emily Brandt has campaigned…
